Example sentences of "this can not be [vb pp] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The explanation for this can not be sought in the tenses of the verbs that the testator has used , for they are all historic with respect to the time the will was made and ought on that basis to refer to no time later than that . |
| 2 | Can I just now you predicated that answer by saying this can not be countenanced in a normal liberal democracy . |
| 3 | Unfortunately this can not be done in the UK House of Commons , and the cameraman has to identify the Member who has been called , often in the midst of a throng of Members competing for the Speaker 's eye , and then to add the computerized caption . |
| 4 | While it is a major function of universities to educate , this can not be taken in isolation . |
| 5 | This can not be articulated in a sufficiently quantifiable form , and even those elements more amenable to measurement will not be able to be measured accurately . |